National Space Agency established under President of Turkmenistan

The President of Turkmenistan has signed a decree establishing the National Space Agency. The new structure will be monitoring the near-earth orbit, satellite communication networking and conducting space-related research.

According to the decree, the National Space Agency under the President of Turkmenistan will also deal with management of an artificial satellite from the territory of Turkmenistan.

As Turkmenistan.ru has learnt from the press service of the head of state, the decree was signed with the view to “widely introducing the scientific achievements in the national economy, as well as establishing, developing and improving the space activities in Turkmenistan.”

On the eve of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s official visit to Belarus the editorial staff of "Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan" magazine interviewed the President of the Republic of Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko kindly agreed to speak on the topical issues relating to development of good-neighborly relations between the two countries.

Poet-philosopher of the Turkmen people Magtymguly has been glorifying the Turkmen people with his name and inimitable literature for almost three hundred years. High status of the poet in the history, social-political, cultural and literary life of the Turkmen people is permanent. Magtymguly is the faith of the Turkmen soul, its philosophic stone that differentiates good and evil and eternal light of eyes.